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Spanish graphic novel for beginners. The white babygorilla Copito de nieve is being captured and ends up becoming the greatest attraction in the zoo of Barcelona.
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CloseThis beautiful graphic novel tells the story of Copito ("Snowflake"), a white gorilla. In 1966, local hunters captured him in the jungles of Equatorial Guinea, a former Spanish colony in Africa. A rare and unusual creature, the little gorilla soon captured the hearts of gorilla experts doing field work in that country. Eventually sent to Barcelona, Spain, the white gorilla became an instant and adored icon in the city zoo.
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Set in Spain and Equatorial Guinea, the only Spanish speaking African nation, El gorila blanco de Guinea Española features unique vocabulary and fascinating cognates. Besides this, the book explores themes such as conservation, colonialism, exploitation, and the persecution of the outcast.
A lot of information about this baby gorilla can be found online, e.g.:
https://www.zoobarcelona.cat/es/copito-de-nieve
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copito_de_Nieve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuBVXQLvt0g
https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2013/06/130605_ciencia_causa_albinismo_copito_ar
Would you like to order a class set? We will give you a 10% discount on 25 or more copies of the same title. Please, order the novels via e-mail. Due to relatively small stock numbers, please allow 2-3 weeks for your order.
*All books and novels are copyright protected, which means that copying this book for use in your classroom is not permitted.
Author | Craig Klein Dexemple |
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Year of publication | 2020 |
Number of pages | 123 plus a glossary |
ISBN | 9781733921718 |
Illustrated | by the author |
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